Manchester City v Chelsea: FA Cup semi-final – live

All the pre-match patter. Includes news of Enzo Fernández carrying a hernia problem, and this season’s emergence of Cole Palmer.

The big news for Manchester City: Erling Haaland is out injured. Julián Álvarez takes his place up front. There are three other changes to the starting XI in the wake of Wednesday’s Champions League exit to Real Madrid: Stefan Ortega, John Stones and Nathan Aké come in for Ederson, Rúben Dias and Joško Gvardiol, all of whom drop to the bench.

Chelsea make just one change to the team that started Monday night’s 6-0 rout of Everton. Enzo Fernández comes in for Mykhailo Mudryk, who drops to the bench. Nicolas Jackson and Noni Madueke keep their places in Mauricio Pochettino’s one-for-all, all-for one penalty-taking collective.

Manchester City: Ortega, Walker, Stones, Akanji, Ake, Bernardo Silva, Rodri, Foden, De Bruyne, Grealish, Alvarez.
Subs: Dias, Kovacic, Doku, Gomez, Gvardiol, Matheus Luiz, Ederson, Bobb, Lewis.

Chelsea: Petrovic, Gusto, Chalobah, Thiago Silva, Cucurella, Caicedo, Fernandez, Gallagher, Palmer, Madueke, Jackson.
Subs: Disasi, Badiashile, Sterling, Mudryk, Bettinelli, Chukwuemeka, Chilwell, Deivid Washington, Gilchrist.

Referee: Michael Oliver (Northumberland).

Let’s give this semi-final a build-up commensurate with the level of respect the Football Association gives its own flagship competition. Here we go, then …

Kick off is at 5.15pm BST. It’s on.